New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-11
NOTHING 70 no WITH DYNAMITE.
TWO PHILADELPHf,Ns EXPLAIN THEIR cOYNgcTIoS
WITH VILE The srspEcr

TWO PHILADELPHi,Ns EXPLAIN THEIR cOYNgcrIoS
WITH MELVILLE THE SUSPECT
Phil lDELiru,. Nov 1OSome excitement wos crr,,.s
in Philadelphia this morning by a cable dispatch from
London which would seem TO connect with the ALE oed
dynamite plot in England two Phlladel phians Win
In the employ OF "a prominent firm I'm this civ
Tho dispatch published "A THE TRIBUNE tbl.
morning. 1t stated that Commissioner Monrs
OF tho Detective Depart mcnt asserted that he pOsess.6
written proof that the real name Of BurcheI- who
has been ment hned in connection with the Gaze %
Cohen the dead dynamiter, il Phillips and that he IA A.,
eccomplice OF Melville. cit was Phillips Mr.
Monroe says, "who took the letter from Bor 90
Philadelphia Post Office, October "a and il wa. -
who introduced Melville Davhl OBrien who r,,.S
ono eaver may be found at Joel Baiy's, No. 7,o
Market-st Phiadcll hia."
Tho David O-Bren referred to IA A.
engineer at joel J. Baily Co.'S wholesale nan,
store, and In full charge Of the motive DOVER %, ,S
elevators and electrical plant there Epban %
Weaver Is his assistant and they were hn ~
work IN the engine room to-day when reporte, caI,s
tO them.
al am glad to see YOU" said Mr. OBrien when ,,L.
tho reporters business. weaver there ia ,n.s
writing " the newspaprs to straighten out the ma
pointing to man IN 0veralls Ike himself who w..
writing bench. "You see this complica,es n.
with very serious matter and makes 1t seem tina,
We arc conspirators whh dynanliters. Anarchias or
something, when In fact do not know any such man
Or snythiS about them. The only explanation Of IN.
matter that know of Is this Weaver and Invented an
arrangement for protecting oil tanks from lightning
which was patented In August Here are tho papers
granting us tho PATENT here Is a photograph of GU,
contrivance aud hero Is tho model
AS tho engineer spoke he yiched up tho yarau.
articles referred To from diferents point, VI the rain
aha showed them to the reporter Ia evidence of hs
words, - NJ
We'll, now you See" Mr. OBrien continued va
conveyed our foreign rights to a Mr.. Burchell, wLo
Is clerk or stenographer something OF that KIND
In the Pennsylvania Railroad, and friend Of h,
Mr. Melville, who was at that time going 10 Eulope
empowered to negOt for the sale Of the ry,s
Of our invention In foreign countries Mr.. Melvi1s
was going to travel through England, France. Italy
and other countries of the Continent, and for thai
reason he was entrusted with this mission. sup
pose that Melville has been arrested and papers con.
tanning my name and Mr.. Wcaver's have been found
among his effects and this, far can see, Is tie
basis OF the Dispatch
''Do you know Cohen' the dead dynamitcr!" Nh
O'Brien was asked.
"No sir. | do not" no replied. "I do not know
any dynamiters anything about conspiracies u
that kind. / am not Civ en- 10 such matters / know
Burchell and know Melville and that Is all that
do know"
"what do you know about Melville 7"
Very little. I him but once and then only
in connection with my invention | did not know,
had heard at that time, anything about him .as
dynamiter. / do not see how we can become COM
pcaed in the matter to any extent for our connec-
ton with II f. simple, and while ] regret thai
names are thus brought up, do not apprehend
any trouble to u.s."